The Latest Breaking News from Windrush

Mel B ‘heartbroken’ by Windrush scandal victims’ fight for justice

Public figures back commissioner’s call for government commitment to funding legal support for those affected

The Guardian - UK · 10h ago

University of Cambridge urged to continue Jason Arday investigation by professor

A fundraiser for Prof Arday’s family, set up by Windrush campaigner Sir Patrick Vernon, has raised more than £60,000

The Independent UK · Aug 16

The five-year plans that turned into lifetimes: Windrush elders’ stories ‘open door’ for young people

Collecting first-hand accounts of older generation’s struggles is opportunity for Hackney’s children, says leader of pioneering project

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge

Public figures sign open letter calling for scheme to be moved from Home Office to independent body

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Simeon Barclay review – shut out by the gates of a drab modern Britain

Farewell Sweet Innocence references cinema, football, music and Windrush – it’s about trying to fit in, but always falling short, even as a Turner-nominated artist

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5

Smallie by Eden McKenzie-Goddard review – the stories behind the Windrush scandal

In this warm and tender debut, the family of Barbados-born Lucinda must try to document her decades in Britain after the Home Office threatens her with deportation

The Guardian - UK · May 18

More than half of Windrush compensation claims rejected by Home Office, report finds

Data shows only a third of concluded claims in scheme for those wrongly classed as illegal migrants resulted in pay outs

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

Windrush victims to be paid compensation upfront under new government plans

The changes include prioritising over-75s, granting advance payments and covering workplace and personal pension losses

The Independent UK · Jan 15

Windrush victim ‘hospitalised’ over stress of compensation battle with Home Office

Seven years after the Windrush scandal broke, survivors are still awaiting compensation and answers for how the government poorly treated its Commonwealth citizens

The Independent UK · Jan 5

Woman denied indefinite leave to remain in UK under Windrush scheme wins appeal

Home Office ordered to reconsider case of Jeanell Hippolyte, whose father and brother were granted ILR

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025